Ch. 17 APES

A disease that rapidly (suddenly) impairs a body's functions is

• infection

• acute

• chronic

• epidemic

Tuberculosis

• is transmitted by mosquitoes

• has been almost entirely eliminated in the world

• is caused by a virus

• has strains that have developed resistance to antibiotics

Atrazine and DDT are examples of

• neurotoxins

• endocrine disruptors

• carcinogens

• teratogens

Teratogens

• interfere with embryo and fetus development
• disrupt the circulatory system
• alter the function of hormones
• suppress the immune system

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The Stockholm convention

• was an international agreement to ban a number of endocrine disruptors
• led to REACH agreements on chemical evaluation
• was a European Union agreement to use the precautionary principle
• was an agreement between the US and the European Union to ban many carcinogens

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What type of health hazard are viruses and bacteria?

• Social
• Chemical
• Biological
• Physical

Who would have the greatest sensitivity to environmental hazards?

• Infants
• Teens
• Adults
• Toddlers

When a toxin is introduced to a food chain, the negative affect will get worse as you go up trophic levels. (mice affected a little, hawks affected a lot). This describes...

• Biomagnification
• Eutrophication
• Bioremediation
• Overexploitation

Environmental hazards that result from where we live, our jobs, or our lifestyle choices are called

• physical hazards
• chemical hazards
• biological hazards
• social hazards

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response, such as death or disease, is known as

• toxicity.
• response.
• risk.
• dose.